Elias Bejjani/The Official Lebanese Response to the American Paper Is A Weak, Flowery Statement Reflecting the State’s Impotence and Complicity with the Iranian Occupation
The Official Lebanese Response to the American Paper: Is A Weak, Flowery Statement Reflecting the State’s Impotence and Complicity with the Iranian Occupation Elias Bejjani/July 07/ 2025
What was dubbed the “Lebanese response” to the American paper, delivered by the US presidential envoy of Lebanese origin, Tom Barrack, was nothing more than a childish and pathetic attempt at verbal appeasement and circumlocution, dodging the truth and confronting reality. It’s a flowery and frivolous text, devoid of substance, national or sovereign stance, commitment, or vision. Its sole purpose is to buy time, flatter Hezbollah, and cowardly avoid confronting it and implementing UN resolutions.
Spiritually, the content of this response echoes what is written in Revelation (03:15-16): “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”
First: A Cowardly Response Lacking Substance, Timeline, and Blindness to International and Regional critical and historical Changes
The document handed to Barrack doesn’t even meet the minimum standard of a responsible political response. It’s a flimsy, flowery statement, replete with trite pleasantries, and devoid of any clear commitments. More dangerously, it includes no timeline for disarming “Hezbollah” or dismantling its military and intelligence infrastructure, rendering it without any executive value in the eyes of the international community. Most critically, it deliberately ignores the recent international and regional developments.
Second: Joseph Aoun… A Sovereign and Free President, or a Puppet in Iran’s Hands?
Practically, President Joseph Aoun has disappointed and failed hopes with his ambiguous and complicit stances regarding “Hezbollah’s” weapons, occupation, and terrorism. This raises serious doubts about his independence and prompts critical questions about whether this man is merely a soft façade for an Iranian militia authority. The evidence is that his advisory team (the “advisory battalion”) includes figures subservient to Hezbollah, such as former minister Ali Hamieh, in addition to specific Christian and Maronite figures in particular who were once pillars of the catastrophic President Michel Aoun’s tenure, and who, along with him, contributed to handing Lebanon over to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Third: Barrack Said It Clearly: “Solving Hezbollah is Your Responsibility”
Tom Barrack didn’t beat around the bush or flatter anyone. He stated it frankly and in sophisticated yet firm diplomatic language: “Isn’t Hezbollah a political party in Lebanon? Do you think a foreign country will disarm a political party in a sovereign country? This is your problem, and you have to solve it yourselves.”
The message is clear: the time for duplicity, deceit, semantic games, and tiresome cleverness is over. What’s required is a sovereign and courageous Lebanese decision.
Fourth: Hezbollah is an Iranian Army with No Connection to Lebanon
It’s disgraceful at the popular, official, and media levels to continue calling “Hezbollah” a Lebanese party. It is nothing but a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Lebanon, and its leaders boast about this Trojan subservience. Its leaders and military personnel are merely tools and executive mouthpieces who don’t make their own decisions, and any dialogue with them is folly, ignorance, and a blatant surrender that serves only Tehran’s terrorist and expansionist agendas. Therefore, there is no solution except for the complete eradication of its military, security, media, educational, and banking systems. Anything else is a waste of time and a betrayal of sovereignty.
Fifth: “Last Chance”… And Israel Is Freed from Its Restraints
Barrack said it with a warning tone: “President Trump’s patience won’t last… and if you don’t assume your responsibilities, you’ll be left alone to face your destiny.”
In this context, we see that Israel, which was restrained by America for a long time, has clearly received the green light to end the Iranian-Lebanese threat. The recent airstrikes coincided with Barrack’s visit, and this is no coincidence; rather, it’s a message by fire: “The countdown has begun, so make up your minds.”
Some Tweets Commenting on the Farce and Childishness of Lebanon’s Rulers:
“The real equation isn’t that disarmament will lead to civil war, but that not disarming will lead to a devastating regional war… And Barrack said it: No American guarantees to rein in Israel!”
“Barrack delivered the response and left relieved, because the ball is now in the Lebanese court. But he didn’t offer an opinion because he knows that facts, not statements, will decide the truth.”
“The situation is like gathering contradictions in one paper. What’s simply required: a clear timeline for confining weapons… But no one dares to admit that the state is dead!”
“The American envoy didn’t need to read the response. He politely said: We won’t dictate how you handle the weapons file, but if you don’t, you’ll pay the price.”“Only one answer should have been given: Yes, we will disarm Hezbollah within 3 months.” “The Lebanese response = stammering, feigned cleverness, evasion, and submission. The state and Hezbollah are in the same boat… headed to the bottom.”
“The Iranian regime in Lebanon must be overthrown immediately, otherwise a new Middle East will be built without us… or upon our ruins.”
“We will not coexist with weapons anymore. We want it to be an official decision, not vague wishes. The era of infantilization is over.”
Conclusion: Lebanon Faces a Moment of Truth… And the Hour of Reckoning Approaches
The deliberate blindness of Aoun, Salam, and the ruling class in Lebanon—comprising groups of armed factions and corrupt individuals—to the international and regional changes forcibly imposed by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and US President Trump, means that Lebanon, within this new Middle East project centered on peace, will not be allowed to remain under the rule of the Iranian occupation and its Lebanese “Trojan horses.” Hezbollah will undoubtedly be militarily eliminated, and its current Iscariot leaders, as well as the Lebanese puppet officials will likely be removed, perhaps imprisoned and prosecuted.
By these standards, the official Lebanese response was nothing short of a new, despicable scandal, confirming that the state is captive to Hezbollah. Joseph Aoun squandered a rare opportunity to prove his courage and independence, appearing as a leader with a castrated will, managed from behind the scenes. Nawaf Salam, indecisive and cowardly, remains mired in the outdated, rotten culture of Yasser Arafat and Gamal Abdel Nasser, and is controlled by grudges, hatred, and the illusions of resistance and liberation.
The American message arrived like a slap in the face to the entire political class: “Either you bear your responsibility, or prepare for strong winds that will leave nothing standing.” While the state stumbled in its stammering, the voice of free Lebanese was clearer than ever: “We refuse to let Lebanon remain hostage in the grip of the Iranian occupation. We demand that Washington, the world’s greatest power, place Lebanon under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, and declare it a failed, rogue state incapable of governing itself.”
US Envoy Thomas Barrack Urges Lebanon to Seize the Moment, or Be Left Behind This is Beirut/07 July ,2025
